Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptional and very
collectible and rare example of this 'Limited Edition Corvette Pace
Car' - the 1995 Chevrolet Corvette '79th Annual Indianapolis 500
Mile Race 5/28/1995' Convertible, one of only 527 built in 1995 to
commemorate the Indy 500 Pace Car, with only 25K original miles,
with only one obvioulsy fastidious owner since new, in it's all
original 'Dark Purple amp; White' factory color paint with original
factory Pace Car decals and with its original matching colors 'Indy
500 Pace Car' leather interior with no history of any accidents and
its original matching LT1 5.7L V8 engine and original factory
options and specifictions including:Pace Car Preferred Equipment
Group $2,709;Electronic Air ConditioningDelco/Bose Music System
with AM/FM radio/cassette/CD player6 Way Power Driver amp;
Passenger SeatsLeather Adjustable Sport Bucket SeatsPerformance
Axle RatioIndy Pace Car Package $2,816+ standard vehicle price of
$43,665 including standard features of:4 Speed O/D Automatic
TransmissionAcceleration Slip Regulation Traction Control System5
Link Rear Suspension with Transverse Fiberglass SpringIndependent
Front SuspensionPower Front amp; Rear Disc BrakesPower Rack amp;
Pinion SteeringDriver amp; Passenger Air Bags4 Wheel Anti Lock
BrakesBrake Trans Shift InterlockPassive Keyless Entry SystemPass
Key II Anti Theft SystemDual Electric Remote Heated Outside
Rearview MirrorsFull Folding RoofGlass Rear Window with
DefoggerHalogen Fog LampsPower Operated Retractable HeadlampsAM/FM
Stereo Cassette with Power AntennaAnalog/Digital
InstrumentationElectronic Speed Control with resume
featureIntermittent Wiper SystemLeather seats with lateral support
amp; back angle adjustmentLeather wrapped sport steering wheelPower
door locksPower windows with driver side express downThe
Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since
1911. The pace car is utilized for two primary purposes. At the
start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid
around the track for a predetermined number of unscored warm-up
laps. Then if the officials deem appropriate, it releases the field
at a purposeful speed to start the race. In addition, during yellow
flag caution periods, the pace car enters the track and picks up
the leader, bunching the field up at a reduced speed.In almost
every year since 1936, it has been a tradition that the winner of
the Indianapolis 500 be presented with one of that year's pace cars
(or a replica). In most years since 1911, the driver of the pace
car at the start of the race has been an invited celebrity, a
former racing driver, or notable figure in the automotive industry.
Historically, the honor of supplying the pace car was, and
continues to be, a coveted honor by the respective automobile
manufactures and a marketing showcase. Corvette was honored for the
first time in 1978 to be the official pace car for that years world
renown Indy 500 race. To commemorate the event, Chevrolet built a
number of limited edition Corvettes with their very own dedicated
vehicle identification number sequence with the eight digit being a
9 versus a 4 making it easy to spot and near impossible to build a
clone. In recent years the Corvette has been honored to supply the
pace car on several occasions for the race but it was only the 3rd
time in 1995 that the Corvette had been bestowed this honor and
only 527 replica cars were then built by Chevrolet to commemorate
the occassion.The car had a very 1990's paint job with a Purple
upper portion of the body, White lower area, and swirling stripes
running over the sides. The original factory correct decals applied
at the factory include the '1995 Indy 500 Pace Car' decals below
the fender cross flags, the event door decals and the 'Indianapolis
Motor Speedway' logo on the rear quarter panels. This particular
example is a pristine example and is Carfax certified with only one
owner since new and boasting only some 25K original miles. The car
will be sold with laminated copies of its original build sheet and
window sticker and the original owner's handbook. This particular
example's original color paint and decals are in superb and highly
striking condition and the leather interior and the trim is also in
beautiful and all original condition throughout! The car was
obviously always garaged with no history of any accidents. This is
obviously one very rare and highly desirable example of this
classic American sports car - an all stock and original 1995
Chevrolet Corvette 'Indy 500 Pace Car Limited Edition' in
completely original and unmolested condition throughout with its
original working 8 track cassette and radio and CD player and ice
cold air conditioning! An obviously always garaged and unabused
example!Without a doubt you will look long and hard to find a finer
and very collectible 25K original miles example of a one owner
since new 1995 'Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Replica Edition' - 1 of
only 527 cars built - perfect for the Corvette enthusiast to add to
his collection or simply any classic American muscle car collector!
